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Border Live Narrow Noun ˈbɔːdə(R ˈbɔːrdər I Small

Word3 border
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈbɔːdə(r)/ /ˈbɔːrdər/
Example
  • i live in a small town in the us, near the canadian border.
  • thousands of illegal immigrants cross the border every day.
  • they took steps to secure the border.
  • to seal/close the border
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border

(noun)/ˈbɔːdə(r)/ /ˈbɔːrdər/
  1. the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line
    • I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border.
    • Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the border every day.
    • They took steps to secure the border.
    • to seal/close the border
    • They spent a week in a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
    • It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
    • The treaty fixed Denmark's new border with Germany.
    • They fled across the border.
    • They live just over the border.
    • The incident happened on Nevada's northern border.
    • They were stopped at the border.
    • There are tensions all along the border.
    • border crossings
    • border patrols/security/guards
    • border controls
    • a border dispute
    • a border town/village/county
    • a border region/area

    Extra Examples

    • Brazil has a common border with most South American countries.
    • Ethiopia shares its longest border with Somalia.
    • He drove us right up to the Russian border.
    • Poland has a common border with Germany.
    • There has been fighting along the border.
    • There has been fighting on both sides of the border.
    • They slipped across the border at nightfall.
    • We were stopped on the border.
    • a farm on the border of Cumbria and Yorkshire
    • to smuggle goods across the border
  2. a long narrow piece around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of cloth
    • a pillowcase with a lace border

    Extra Examples

    • She drew a decorative border around the picture.
    • The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.
    • a white handkerchief with a blue border
  3. a long narrow area of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass
    • The back garden is mostly lawn with herbaceous borders.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French bordeure; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to board.
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